Hey Everyone,
So as you can see... I am having some difficulty keeping up with this blog the past few weeks because I have been extremely busy. So I decided that I am going to keep my blog.. But I am going to have on-going topics....and updates regularly. Here are some of my ideas.
1) Home Decor & Do it yourself - As you all know, the boyfriend and I purchased a new house in December and we are currently updating organizing it. So I am going to continue to post pictures and also... show my DIY crafts and home ideas.
2) Marriage & Wedding Planning - I am currently enrolled in a bridal consultant course.... with that I am able to help plan weddings, events, baby showers and a large variety of other events. So I will continue to put ideas on here.
3) Food & Desserts - Different Recipes I have tried and Like!
4) Travel & Dreams - Places that I want to go... Places that I have been....
5) Doggie Diary - Boyfriend and I are in the process of getting a new dog & and I plan to let you know all the details of this adventure.
6) My Randomness - All Other Topics & Ideas!!!
Love Ya's
Saturday, 24 March 2012
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
...From High School To Now....
I remember it like it was yesterday....
I was wearing a white & blue floral dress... under my black and red grad gown.. It was hot, the lights were bright and I sat in the front row. Not because I wanted to but alphabetically thats where it landed me. Our principal stood at the front.. holding index cards with our name on it.. so that he would announce our names correctly as we walked across the stage.
It was a day I had been waiting for since grade 9.. because to me, graduating from High School meant officially entering Adulthood – moving out of my Parents house and living on campus, meeting new friends, joining groups and student organizations, scheduling my own classes, going to parties, not having a curfew, and living the independent lifestyle I had been craving since I walked into high-school.
And then it happened.
Fast Forward: Early March, 2012.
I logged into Facebook and saw and remembered that I am somewhat organizing my 10 Year High School reunion.
< insert emotional breakdown here >
“Holy shit,” I thought to myself,“Where the hell did those ten years go? And how do I get them back?!”
After graduation I had a plan: graduate from college, graduate from nursing school school, work for a hospital somewhere, travel the world, and get married by the age of 30.
Clearly that was my imaginary plan, because my actual plan consisted of: graduating from college in Quebec, Going to college in Miramichi.. drinking my body weight in vodka, sabotaging friendships, getting my heart broken, spiraling into bad relationships & hookups, and getting bitch-slapped with a Quarterlife Crisis. However... within the last 2 years... things have changed a bit.. went back to School to be a Paramedic... working & love it.... met the man of my dreams & we recently just bought a house!!!
We spend our whole lives worrying about the future. Planning for it. Trying to predict it. As if figuring it out will cushion the blow. But the future is always changing. The future is the home of our deepest fears and our wildest hopes. But one thing is certain - when it finally reveals itself, the future is never the way we imagined it. At least it wasn’t for me.. some regrets but its finally where I want it to be! Yet here I am at 27, happily taken, childless, employed and somewhat freaking out because my classmates have gotten married, had babies, traveled, and lived these rock-star lives and I feel like Im just starting to grow up now.
Why do we insist on growing up so quickly and having our lives all figured out by the time we’re 30? And for those of us who don’t have it figured out right now, why do we feel like we’ve failed?
Truth is, I don’t think I would be happier had my life gone according to plan. I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, I also believe that this Quarterlife Crisis hit at a time when I really needed to figure myself out. Even if I don’t have all of the answers yet, perhaps I’m one step closer to finding them.
I can’t help but wonder – of my high school classmates who are married, have children, and have fancy schmancy jobs, how many of them are authentically happy?
Maybe I’ll find out at my reunion....it is just around the corner.
I was wearing a white & blue floral dress... under my black and red grad gown.. It was hot, the lights were bright and I sat in the front row. Not because I wanted to but alphabetically thats where it landed me. Our principal stood at the front.. holding index cards with our name on it.. so that he would announce our names correctly as we walked across the stage.
It was a day I had been waiting for since grade 9.. because to me, graduating from High School meant officially entering Adulthood – moving out of my Parents house and living on campus, meeting new friends, joining groups and student organizations, scheduling my own classes, going to parties, not having a curfew, and living the independent lifestyle I had been craving since I walked into high-school.
And then it happened.
Fast Forward: Early March, 2012.
I logged into Facebook and saw and remembered that I am somewhat organizing my 10 Year High School reunion.
< insert emotional breakdown here >
“Holy shit,” I thought to myself,“Where the hell did those ten years go? And how do I get them back?!”
After graduation I had a plan: graduate from college, graduate from nursing school school, work for a hospital somewhere, travel the world, and get married by the age of 30.
Clearly that was my imaginary plan, because my actual plan consisted of: graduating from college in Quebec, Going to college in Miramichi.. drinking my body weight in vodka, sabotaging friendships, getting my heart broken, spiraling into bad relationships & hookups, and getting bitch-slapped with a Quarterlife Crisis. However... within the last 2 years... things have changed a bit.. went back to School to be a Paramedic... working & love it.... met the man of my dreams & we recently just bought a house!!!
We spend our whole lives worrying about the future. Planning for it. Trying to predict it. As if figuring it out will cushion the blow. But the future is always changing. The future is the home of our deepest fears and our wildest hopes. But one thing is certain - when it finally reveals itself, the future is never the way we imagined it. At least it wasn’t for me.. some regrets but its finally where I want it to be! Yet here I am at 27, happily taken, childless, employed and somewhat freaking out because my classmates have gotten married, had babies, traveled, and lived these rock-star lives and I feel like Im just starting to grow up now.
Why do we insist on growing up so quickly and having our lives all figured out by the time we’re 30? And for those of us who don’t have it figured out right now, why do we feel like we’ve failed?
Truth is, I don’t think I would be happier had my life gone according to plan. I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason, I also believe that this Quarterlife Crisis hit at a time when I really needed to figure myself out. Even if I don’t have all of the answers yet, perhaps I’m one step closer to finding them.
I can’t help but wonder – of my high school classmates who are married, have children, and have fancy schmancy jobs, how many of them are authentically happy?
Maybe I’ll find out at my reunion....it is just around the corner.
Monday, 27 February 2012
Just Another...Weekend Night Shift....
I'm thankful that I still have a job and all but working the overnight shift this week has been sucking (not the people I work with.... they are great!!!!!) It's not so much the change of pace it provides, which I kinda like... it's the complete reversal of my sleep schedule that's been kicking my ass! Lately I have a hard time sleeping during the day, it feels like a complete waste of a decent day to be wasting it sleeping.
Feels like just yesterday that I was a fresh faced student showing up for Day 1 of the PCP course, all bright eyed and bushy tailed… full of excitement. Going on 2 years later my eyes have even more excitement but are little less bright and the tail a little less bushy. It has been one hell of a ride, but through good and bad, I have thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it.
As a rookie everything is brand new and you cannot get enough of what is being thrown at you. Flashing lights and sirens, rushing to the sides of people in distress, being the one in control of an emergency…or so you think. Hell even the call for abdominal pain at 3 in the morning is exciting. It’s all a chance to learn and get experience, learning from your mistakes and always improving your patient care and clinical judgement.
I have had the good fortune of having some amazing partners and encouraging paramedics to help me stumble through my first calls, although I have yet to respond to a serious emergent call, I feel I will be in good hands when I do.
Feels like just yesterday that I was a fresh faced student showing up for Day 1 of the PCP course, all bright eyed and bushy tailed… full of excitement. Going on 2 years later my eyes have even more excitement but are little less bright and the tail a little less bushy. It has been one hell of a ride, but through good and bad, I have thoroughly enjoyed every moment of it.
As a rookie everything is brand new and you cannot get enough of what is being thrown at you. Flashing lights and sirens, rushing to the sides of people in distress, being the one in control of an emergency…or so you think. Hell even the call for abdominal pain at 3 in the morning is exciting. It’s all a chance to learn and get experience, learning from your mistakes and always improving your patient care and clinical judgement.
I have had the good fortune of having some amazing partners and encouraging paramedics to help me stumble through my first calls, although I have yet to respond to a serious emergent call, I feel I will be in good hands when I do.
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Heya!
Alright, the delay.. yeah I know it came, spent a week working out of town & spending time with friends and then I got lazy, oops! After a week of being lazy I got sick, then I burnt my hand on greese so I was kinda down for the count. But I'm back! Sometime it feels like homework I didn't do. If it were a class, I'd a failed by now.
So I guess I will just keep you up to date. I had a fantastic V-Day with the boyfriend ( we both agreed not to do anything major< cause we just bought a house). So when I came home after a long day of teaching... I found my teddy bear and a glass of wine! We spent the night in eating chinese food & having some drinks... catching up on all the shows on the PVR. It was amazing!
Since then... I mentioned that I burned my thumb... yup it was pretty bad... second degree... but I am back for the count now and also back to work which has been really good lately!
...somethings I promise to do over the next few weeks...
So I guess I will just keep you up to date. I had a fantastic V-Day with the boyfriend ( we both agreed not to do anything major< cause we just bought a house). So when I came home after a long day of teaching... I found my teddy bear and a glass of wine! We spent the night in eating chinese food & having some drinks... catching up on all the shows on the PVR. It was amazing!
Since then... I mentioned that I burned my thumb... yup it was pretty bad... second degree... but I am back for the count now and also back to work which has been really good lately!
...somethings I promise to do over the next few weeks...
- continue with my bridal consultant course
- register with MADD Canada
- DIY crafts for the house...
- Income Tax..
- Go to the Gym.... (very important)
- get back on track with my weightloss
- and start looking for a simple yet fun PT job..
Monday, 13 February 2012
Updated Bucket List!!!!
I think we all have a bucket list, whether written down or not, of the things we want to do before we head north. My life experiences have taught me to get busy, because none of us knows just how long we have. I’m not being all gloom and doom, I’m just saying get off your hiney and make some things happen.
While my 20-something years have been filled with lots of adventures, beautiful travels, lots of laughter, a few tears and hard work, there’s quite a lot of time left to get things done.
So in no particular order, I fully intend on accomplishing this bucket list at one point or another throughout the next several decades of my life. I see these items mostly as goals, dreams, ambitions, hopes, wants and desires. As I make progress, I’ll cross them off....Of course, I’ll consistently add to the list too–ya know, to keep you on your toes.
- Go to the Grand Canyon (went to Vegas in 2009.... but didn’t go to the GC)
- Skydive
- Start my own blog
- Learn to speak a new language fluently
-Read a new book every week (.... always in progress)
- Buy a fancy camera (like one with a fancy lense and flash)
- Take a photography class
- Learn how to drive stick shift
-Purchase a home of my own or with a partner
- Scuba dive in the Great Barrier Reef
- Go on an African safari and see a Giraffe in the wild
- Run a Marathon
-Buy a new car
- Go to California
- Take a U.S. road trip
-Fly a Plane (Best Birthday Present Ever)
- Go on a hot air balloon ride
- Change a Tire on A Car
- Be Engaged
- Be a Wedding Planner
-Go down South on an all inclusive trip (Cuba 2011)
-Eat Sushi
- Travel Across Canada
- Swim with Dolphins
- Create Something Out of Wood
- Read 100 books on my kobo
- Be a Maid of Honor
- Be Good @ Baking
- Ride on top of an Elaphant
- Go To Paris
- Be a zombie for Halloween
- Get a Tattoo on my Wrist
-Go into school for something in the Health care Field (graduated, Now a Paramedic)
- Get Married
- Write a Book
- Have Children of My Own
-Sponser a Child from another country ( I have from Lebanon)
- Go on an All Girls Trip Somewhere
-Be a bridesmaid (Mindy's Wedding 2011)
- Sang in front of Strangers
- Learned To Play Guitar
- Take Nude Photo's Professionally
-Be some Kind of Teacher (First Aid Instructor)
-Adopt a Pet (Adopted two Kitties)
- Become involved in a Church
- Be in a Movie or Commercial
- Go to Hawaii
- Be debt Free
- Backpack Across Europe
-Go White Water rafting (Summer 2008 in Maine)
- Climb a Mountain
- Learn to Ski
-See Elton John in Concert (February 2009 in Las Vegas)
- Meet Someone famous
- See The Northern Lights
- Paint a Complete Room
- Be Paid to Make a Scrapbook
- Start My own Buisness
-Learn to Make Wine
This List... Will Continue to Grow....
While my 20-something years have been filled with lots of adventures, beautiful travels, lots of laughter, a few tears and hard work, there’s quite a lot of time left to get things done.
So in no particular order, I fully intend on accomplishing this bucket list at one point or another throughout the next several decades of my life. I see these items mostly as goals, dreams, ambitions, hopes, wants and desires. As I make progress, I’ll cross them off....Of course, I’ll consistently add to the list too–ya know, to keep you on your toes.
- Go to the Grand Canyon (went to Vegas in 2009.... but didn’t go to the GC)
- Skydive
- S
- Learn to speak a new language fluently
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- Buy a fancy camera (like one with a fancy lense and flash)
- Take a photography class
- Learn how to drive stick shift
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- Scuba dive in the Great Barrier Reef
- Go on an African safari and see a Giraffe in the wild
- Run a Marathon
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- Go to California
- Take a U.S. road trip
-
- Go on a hot air balloon ride
- Change a Tire on A Car
- Be Engaged
- Be a Wedding Planner
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- Travel Across Canada
- Swim with Dolphins
- Create Something Out of Wood
- Read 100 books on my kobo
- Be a Maid of Honor
- Be Good @ Baking
- Ride on top of an Elaphant
- Go To Paris
- Be a zombie for Halloween
- Get a Tattoo on my Wrist
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- Get Married
- Write a Book
- Have Children of My Own
-
- Go on an All Girls Trip Somewhere
-
- Sang in front of Strangers
- Learned To Play Guitar
- Take Nude Photo's Professionally
-
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- Become involved in a Church
- Be in a Movie or Commercial
- Go to Hawaii
- Be debt Free
- Backpack Across Europe
-
- Climb a Mountain
- Learn to Ski
-
- Meet Someone famous
- See The Northern Lights
- Paint a Complete Room
- Be Paid to Make a Scrapbook
- Start My own Buisness
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This List... Will Continue to Grow....
Love Never Fails...
Happy Love Day, everyone! Here's to celebrating all the love we have in our lives, romantic or otherwise. I don't know about you, but I could always do with a little celebration, so go out and show a little love to someone who deserves it today, I say.
Valentine’s Day has always been a bit odd for me (even though I love it). When you’re single, it’s almost an inescapable reminder that well, you’re single, and two, you’re still single. Perhaps it’s just me, but the heart shaped chocolates and the ultimate question of “What are you doing for Valentines Day” makes it seem a bit awkward that you are single,even though that isn’t the case any other day! Almost like a reminder.. of “what are you waiting for”...get a boyfriend!!!
And then when you’re in a relationship, there are often expectations and and an uncomfortable sense of pressure around the occasion. I don’t think you have to buy someone something, to prove your love. Well, I’ve decided this year, that Valentine’s day really should be a day like all others, a day of love, appreciation and affection. You don’t need to be in a romantic relationship to celebrate your friends, your family and even strangers. I believe there are many different people who are all sources of love that surround you.
So, I am going to stick to three points. 1. Have low expectations (..what I mean by this is... don’t expect to much and enjoy the small things life has to offer). 2. Tell at least 5 people in your life that you love them (including friends, family.. the one you love). 3. Just be….with love. Be it, act it, think it, embrace it and be open to it!!!!!
Valentine’s Day has always been a bit odd for me (even though I love it). When you’re single, it’s almost an inescapable reminder that well, you’re single, and two, you’re still single. Perhaps it’s just me, but the heart shaped chocolates and the ultimate question of “What are you doing for Valentines Day” makes it seem a bit awkward that you are single,even though that isn’t the case any other day! Almost like a reminder.. of “what are you waiting for”...get a boyfriend!!!
And then when you’re in a relationship, there are often expectations and and an uncomfortable sense of pressure around the occasion. I don’t think you have to buy someone something, to prove your love. Well, I’ve decided this year, that Valentine’s day really should be a day like all others, a day of love, appreciation and affection. You don’t need to be in a romantic relationship to celebrate your friends, your family and even strangers. I believe there are many different people who are all sources of love that surround you.
So, I am going to stick to three points. 1. Have low expectations (..what I mean by this is... don’t expect to much and enjoy the small things life has to offer). 2. Tell at least 5 people in your life that you love them (including friends, family.. the one you love). 3. Just be….with love. Be it, act it, think it, embrace it and be open to it!!!!!
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